Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-10-13

rested, the rebuttal began, which was
to show to the jury and the Court that
the witnesses had got the grounds of
Willets and Loper, confused with a
small bed of two or three acres, half
mile nearer shore, known as the drum
bed, which was natural bed. A map
of actual survey was shown, giving the
location of both beds, and Surveyor
VIM. B. Trenchard, who made the
map last April was sworn and tes-
titled to going down with Capt. Loper
on April 14th to make the survey.
Captain Daniel Loper was recalled
in rebuttal and Notwithstanding
Judge Pancoast's 'snumerous objections,
gave pretty clear testimony as to the
difference of his bed and the Drum bed.
Pending the summing up, which was
begun by Judge Pancoast, Court ad-
journed till o'clock, when Col. Potter
will finish. The case of Farmer VS..
Newcomb, which is in the care of j ohm
S. Mitchell, is expected to come up
this afternoon.
Thursday Afternoon.
Court convened at 2 o'clock, in fact
a minute or two before the clock struck
the machinery was in motion; the de-
sire was to hasten through with the
already long drawn out trial of Willets,
VS.. Grace and oysters.
After listening to the eloquent re-
marks of the attorney for the defence,
! his copious reading of the law and his
explanations of it, Col w. E. Potter
began and concluded an able argu-
ment for the plaintiffs.
Judge Reed charged the Jury, review
| ing carefully the substance of the evi-
dence which had been submitted, pro
| and con, laying down the rules of law
governing cases of approximate nature
which, in the main, was favorable to
the plaintiffs, but the qualification as
found in the act of 1882, was not so
favorable; if the bed was a natural one
the plaintiffs could not recover. The
Jury retired at the conclusion of the
Judges charge, at four O'clock. A
Jury was then empanelled for the
trial of Sarah J. Farmer, VS. Leverett
Newcomb. In tort, John S. Mitchell,
ESQ.,, for the plaintiff, and Grey &
Grey, of Camden for defendants.
This is an action of tort, and founded
upon a claim of Misrepresentation
made by the agent of Leverett New
comb in the sale of a small farm in
Lands township of 10 $40 acres of land
to Mrs. Sarah J. Farmer. Lawyer
Newcomb had this tract of land in
Vineland, which he placed in the
hands of J. Wanser, real estate agent
in Vineland, for sale. Wanser adver-
tised it and Mrs. Farmer and her hus-
band, then living in Penn Yam, N. Y,
were attracted by the advertisement.
The agent represented the farm to hold
upon it 1100 fruit trees and acres OF
blackberry canes. The trees were
represented to produce $3.50 worth of
fruit per tree per aunum. The price
agreed to be paid for the farm was
$500. Lawyer Mitchell clearly and
ably opened the case, and Jarvis Wanser
was the first witness called to the wit
ness box. Being sworn he said he
lived in Vineland and was a real estate
agent; published JVanser's Real Estate
Joerndl; tract of land 435 as advertised
in it was tract of land placed in his
oil
fled several letters which had been
sent to Mr.. Farmer in April, no year,
and September, no year, as his. The
letters were offered in evidence, and
the Court adjourned for the day. The
Jurors not on this panel were excused
until Tuesday L.orning at 10 o'clock
Just after the Court adjourned the
bell of the Court House pealed out
calling in the Judges. The Jury in
the oyster case of Willets VS.. Grace
was ready to return a verdict. 1t soon
came in and returned verdict for the
plaintiffs for $429.13
The Grand Jury having concluded
it's labors was also ready to come in
with the result of its Investigations
1t returned thirty-two true bills of in
dictment. 1t was reported on the
streets from what source of informa-
ton no one can say, that 70 cases were
investigated by the Grand Jury, the
number of true bills found being as
stated.
Friday Morning.
When the Court House bell rang
out quarter to ten o'clock this morn
ing, Judge Reed entered and took his
seat on the bench; the associate judges
we're soon in their places. From the
big batch of true bills which had been
returned by the Grand Jury, the news
of which had been spread abroad,
popular interest in the business of the
Court had increased, and visitors be-
gan to tarong the Court room in
anticipation of seeing the prisoners
from the Jail brought in to enter their